JEAN COCTEAU (1899-1963) "Pas de Chance."

JEAN COCTEAU (1899-1963)
"Pas de Chance." Pen and ink on paper. 216x279 mm; 8½x11 inches, sheet. Signed "Jean *" and titled, in ink, lower right. Circa 1929.Provenance: Chevalier Tony Clark Collection.Pas de Chance was a sailor that Cocteau met when he was very young. He drew many images of him and incorporated his likeness into works such as "Querelle de Brest." This image is believed to have been part of his first exhibition "L'homme endormi."

Pen and ink on paper. 216x279 mm; 8½x11 inches, sheet. Signed "Jean *" and titled, in ink, lower right. Circa 1929.Provenance: Chevalier Tony Clark Collection.Pas de Chance was a sailor that Cocteau met when he was very young. He drew many images of him and incorporated his likeness into works such as "Querelle de Brest." This image is believed to have been part of his first exhibition "L'homme endormi."